Album Info

The Kink Kontroversy (Deluxe Edition)

Rock - 1965

Just as the deluxe edition of The Kinks’ second album, Kinda Kinks, shed greater light on the original album and... more

Tracklist

1

Milk Cow Blues

3:40 min
2

Ring the Bells

2:17 min
3

Gotta Get the First Plane Home

1:45 min
4

When I See That Girl of Mine

2:09 min
5

I Am Free

2:26 min
6

Till the End of the Day

2:18 min
7

The World Keeps Going Round

2:33 min
8

I'm On an Island

2:14 min
9

Where Have All the Good Times Gone

2:49 min
10

It's Too Late

2:32 min
11

What's In Store for Me

2:03 min
12

You Can't Win

2:38 min
1

Dedicated Follower of Fashion

3:00 min
2

Sittin' On My Sofa

3:03 min
3

I'm Not Like Everybody Else (Mono Mix)

3:26 min
4

Mr. Reporter (Mono Mix)

3:56 min
5

Dedicated Follower of Fashion (Alternate Version)

3:01 min
6

Time Will Tell (Mono Mix)

2:43 min
7

And I Will Love You (Mono Mix)

2:17 min
8

I'm Not Like Everybody Else (Mono Mix / Alternate Vocal)

3:30 min
9

All Night Stand (Demo)

1:52 min
10

Milk Cow Blues (Live at The Playhouse Theatre, 1965)

2:36 min
11

Meet the Kinks (BBC Interview: Ray Talks About Songwriting)

1:02 min
12

Never Met a Girl Like You Before (Live at The Playhouse Theatre, 1965)

2:00 min
13

Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight (Live at The Playhouse Theatre, 1965)

1:50 min
14

Pete Talks About Records (Live at Maida Vale Studios, 1965)

1:16 min
15

Till the End of the Day (Live at The Playhouse Theatre, 1965)

2:18 min
16

A Well Respected Man (Live at The Playhouse Theatre, 1965)

2:40 min
17

Where Have All the Good Times Gone (Live at The Playhouse Theatre, 1965)

2:46 min

About The Kink Kontroversy (Deluxe Edition)

Just as the deluxe edition of The Kinks’ second album, Kinda Kinks, shed greater light on the original album and added even more high points, the deluxe edition of The Kinks’ third album, The Kink Kontroversy, goes deep to issue not just the great transitional record but singles, outtakes, live tracks, and BBC performances from the era. The actual album illustrated how The Kinks were holding onto their primal rockers while also growing with songwriter Ray Davies to become a band with a creative future. “Milk Cow Blues” starts things in raging fashion, with “Ring the Bells” immediately showing the band's softer side. Highlights like “Till the End of the Day,” “The World Keeps Going Round,” “I’m on an Island," and “Where Have All the Good Times Gone” are met with top-notch bonus cuts (such as a BBC version of “A Well Respected Man”). “Dedicated Follower of Fashion" and the rebel anthem “I’m Not Like Everybody Else” are played in both their familiar versions and alternate forms (!). Essential.